How an author’s pettiness destroyed her career: review bombing, Reylos, and 30+ pages of receipts

Check out Torras MagSafe & Kickstand Case Series here: https://amzn.to/3ToNPPv Let's talk about the latest scandal in the book publishing industry to hit us at the very end of the year. Cait Corrain, a promising debut author for the anticipated fantasy book Crown of Starlight, was exposed for creating multiple burner accounts on Goodreads, where she rated 1 star and wrote negative reviews for other debut novels by authors of color - all while rating her own book 5 stars and upvoting it. When interrogated by other authors, she attempted to cover her tracks by creating fake conversations between herself and the "culprit", reigning in the skepticism of Reylos. This culminated into the release of a 30+ page Google doc with screenshots of her Goodreads activity over the past year. Afterward, her agent, publishing house, and promotional partners dropped Cait, pushing her to post an apology. As I comb through screenshots and chat messages, I'll share my own opinions about white liberalism and performative allyship in the publishing world rifled with competitive, insecure authors. If you see other controversies or interesting topics in the book industry and want me to cover them, tag or message me at my new Twitter account: http://twitter.com/_withcindy SUPPORT THE TARGETED AUTHORS 📕 So Let Them Burn by Kamilah Cole (Jan 16): https://amzn.to/3NsQkMS 📕 Voyage of the Damned by Frances White (Jan 18): https://amzn.to/47Y2tBJ 📕 The Poisons We Drink by Bethany Baptiste (Mar 5): https://amzn.to/3Nrglwa 📕 To Gaze Upon Wicked Gods by Molly X. Chang (Apr 16): https://amzn.to/3Rm0C2K 📕 The Empire Wars by Akure Phénix (Jul 30): https://amzn.to/3RpqOto 📕 Mistress of Lies by K. M. Enright (Aug 13): https://amzn.to/3GJ4vKg 📕 Drag Me Up by R. M. Virtues (already out!): https://amzn.to/3RqNMQy 🧾 Google Doc of receipts: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1__mO1uqIqcmupBAPKwXDzlUbZIwtY6fKf0S1Y0SNz0E/edit TIMESTAMPS ⌛ 0:00 - A short summary of the scandal, why I rejoined Twitter, and Cait Corrain's promising start ⌛ 04:20 - Torras [ad] ⌛ 05:22 - Suspicious Goodreads activity and how it all pointed to Cait ⌛ 13:05 - Subtweets, group chats, and Cait's fake conversations with "Lilly" ⌛ 26:23 - Albino snake subplot, Google Docs of receipts, and co-opting people of color ⌛ 38:48 - Surprisingly, there are consequences; unsurprisingly, there's an incomplete apology ⌛ 46:36 - Tweets that didn't age well and a plea of reasons for insecure authors to get it together ⌛ 50:08 - Books by the targeted authors to support! WATCH SIMILAR VIDEOS 🎬 Drama With Cindy Playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfDByaG5ml_6tW_9yME0NUupX0mYagQgH SOCIAL LINKS 📖 goodreads: http://goodreads.com/readwithcindy 📸 instagram: http://instagram.com/readwithcindy 🎬 letterboxd: http://letterboxd.com/withcindy 🎵 tiktok: http://tiktok.com/@readwithcindy 🐦 twitter: http://twitter.com/_withcindy Read my FAQ before contacting me: https://withcindy.carrd.co/#faq MISC LINKS 🎁 my wishlist: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/3CDPV76RH2OT5?ref_=wl_share 👚 my merch shop: https://shopwithcindy.com 💸 my fave books & youtube gear: https://www.amazon.com/shop/withcindy 🎵 my bookish playlists: https://sptfy.com/d463 ☕ donate a coffee: http://ko-fi.com/withcindy DISCOUNTS 📚 Get your first BOTM box for $9.99 with code READWITHCINDY: https://www.bookofthemonth.com/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_campaign=cindy 🍔 $30 off Doordash: https://drd.sh/0ydEBW 🍔 $20 off Uber eats: Use code eats-cindyp7441ui 🚗 $5 in Lyft ride credit: Use code CINDY836483 🚗 $2 off each of your first 3 Uber rides: Use code CINDYP7441UI For my full list of discounts: https://withcindy.carrd.co/#discounts CREDITS 🎵 music: Alex LeMirage - AMORE (I DONT WANNA) - https://thmatc.co/?l=5201F9F8 🖌️ intro art: instagram.com/moiemoii 🖌️ outro art: instagram.com/coco.choon BUSINESS INQUIRIES 💌 [email protected] *Please read my FAQ before contacting me at https://withcindy.carrd.co/#faq #dramawithcindy #torras #torrasostand #torrascase #ostandcase #magsafering #iphonecase #standcase @TORRAS_Taiwan